Learn How to Letter like a Sign Painter!

Here it is! The online course you have been waiting for since EuViz! We filled the room there but there is plenty of room here online—where I go over all of the letters, numbers, punctuation, variations and give bonus tips on how to practice and marker maintenance. Grab a brush tip marker and join me! It's fun, fast and easy to learn.

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An excellent addition to your library!

Designed with the visual practitioner in mind, this 24-page zine provides practice strokes and exemplars on how to use a brush marker to letter like a sign painter.

Why letter like a Sign Painter? As a graphic recorder, you are required to work quickly and write fast. Sign Painters work fast too! But rather than having to "palette" your brush between strokes, I show you the angles to hold your brush tip marker and letterforms that emulate those that sign painters use. By practicing you will see how fast and stylish this lettering style can be. The zine also offers variations so that you can find your own style of lettering like a sign painter.

Sold separately from the online course—while not necessary to own—it's right-sized to hold and refer to when practicing at the wall.

Learn lettering techniques and secrets from a different master each month.

We will go behind the scenes with calligraphers, sign artists, and even a graffiti artist, visiting them at work in their studios. Discover how these masters create stunning effects using simple tools available to all of us. Register for the full year to get early access to each lesson and save $120!

A FREE Visual Practitioner’s “Startup Series” That Any Lettering Enthusiast Can Master

This FREE video series guides you through discovering all the capabilities of your Neuland markers. I recommend this course for anyone interested in taking my online or in-person lettering classes or just looking for a great foundation for their lettering journey. Lettering styles covered include Roman Hand, Double Stroke, Brush Lettering, and Neuland Hand.

You have just finished taking one of my online courses and you want to cement your learning. I will provide you with feedback on your letterforms and provide practical tips on how to use lettering on the job in front of clients and in your studio work.

Heather Martinez

When I’m not working with clients, I am developing my lettering practice to translate techniques I have learned from master calligraphers, sign painters, and graffiti artists into practical tips and tricks for other visual practitioners to use in their work.

Get special insider deals and first access to my latest lettering tips!

Want to be the first to know when I have a new course available? I reward my subscribers with “Lettering Knowledge Deposits,” including early access and fee discounts for upcoming courses!

Every month or so, I’ll pull together all of my latest lettering tips and tricks and share them with you on a special subscribers-only page of my site. In fact, you will receive my personal studio notes on brush lettering RIGHT NOW simply for signing up!

Don't fret, I will not share your email address or fill up your inbox with gobbledygook.

I look forward to lettering with you soon!

"Heather knows a [potentially intimidating] amount of hand lettering, design and typography craft yet, she is encouraging, fun and incredibly generous with her instruction and willingness to impart hard-earned industry knowledge. She patiently described how to get the best line from each style of Neuland pen and suggested hacks for making writing tools work in new and inventive ways."

Jennifer NicholsBDes, Common Thought Creative

"I’m not a newbie to the visual process field. I’ve been a practitioner for over 20 years and have trained 2000+ people across the globe (including Heather early in her GR/GF career). Unlike Heather, I have no formal background in lettering. So it was my privilege to be HER student and benefit from her impressive hand lettering, calligraphy and sign painting knowledge. She’s a translator between the worlds of these lineage crafts and our newer GR/GF field. I learned things in her course that I applied the very next day (talk about teaching a ol’ dog new tricks). And loved, via her Neuland Ambassador role, learning more about the uses of their specialized markers and tools. I also left with a humble appreciation of the practice, mileage and patience required to get to the level of mastery that she holds in this important aspect of the work. Highly recommend Heather and her lettering programs. "

Christina Merkleywww.shift-it-coach.com

"I believe people come into your life for a reason and I am blessed to meet Heather Leavitt Martinez the lettering guru!!! Wonderful, knowledgeable, dynamic educator, who is also clever, funny, and kind. Not only did she spend time with each of us in class but worked with me for over an hour separately because I am left-handed. How fabulous is that!?"